What do you think of the return of Dallas, after more than twenty years? It’s an exciting development that the hit TV series has been resurrected. Have you watched it? Do you think it will translate for a 2012 audience?

I loved TV mini-series in the 1980s. My favourite ones were French: Les Gens de Mogadore and Le Grand Batre. But I was a great fan of Dynasty also. The plot lines were dramatic and highly charged with passion and romance, and the writers had a way of structuring that made you keen to see the next episode to discover what happened next. And the characters – at the time, they were glamorous and desirable. I look back now at the outfits (such shoulder pads!) and the large hairstyles and smile; but at the time, these people were the trend-setters.

Will the revival succeed? Can you go back, back to a formula that was once successful, and twenty years on enjoy the same success? I suppose it depends on the cast, the storylines and the writing. But even if just for the sake of nostalgia, I can see many people taking an interest in the soap opera.

I wonder why they don’t play re-runs of old favourites like these on television. We have so many channels, but most seem to be consumed by ‘reality TV’ programmes. It would be wonderful if programmers could delve in their archives and play the programmes we once loved, to allow us to relive the magic once more.

The revival of Dallas made me wonder what they may resurrect next. Dynasty? I hope so.